Ohio passed their guns in bars legislation, meaning folks like Breda will be able to carry if they want to stop by the brewery for some iced tea and a bite to eat. This is a sane, common-sense change in the law, since a CCW holder doesn't magically become homicidal the moment they enter an establishment that sells beer.
I love the "guns in bars" topic specifically because it sends anti-gunners into a tissy and because they are so unbelievably wrong about it. You can carry in places that serve alcohol in most of the U.S., and yet CCW holders and OC'ers carrying into such locations is simply no big deal. Hell, I carried into the brewery earlier this month and I didn't leave Newark awash in blood despite being able to legally pack and have a beer.
The fact of the matter is, as the article points out, that Ohio's new law is still extremely restrictive. In Delaware I can carry and have a drink legally yet it's not an issue. Ohio's new law makes carrying your piece and having a 2 oz. beer sampler a felony!
Think about the places you tend to frequent when you go out to eat. What percentage of those places also serve alcohol, whether they're a bar, sub shop or pizza place? I'd be willing to bet the majority of them serve alcohol. I know the majority of my favorite restaurants do.
I'm happy to see that my fellow gunnies in Ohio will be able to enjoy one of the small freedoms we enjoy here in Delaware. It's a small step, but still a step in the right direction.
H/T to breda
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Back when the wife and I were considering abandoning Mass for NC (the only other place on the East Coast that has Biotech like here) I must say the restrictions on restaurants that serve alcohol was a big stink.
Seriously the wife and I ate at a hole-in-the-wall BBQ joint last night. Its just a counter and some tables, but they sell beer and wine.
I was packing a gun, and I had a Ginger ale and some brisket. Fatality count: Z E R O!
Didn't you hear about all the slaughter in VA when they passed the same law last year? Yeah, me neither. We have the same laws as you do, in that you can OC and drink, just as long as you're not intoxicated. Been that way for a long long time and there's never been a problem.
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